GARDEN TRANSFORMATION WITH PERMACULTURE DESIGN
‘What we had was a weed scape and bare lawn that turned into dirt and dust in summer, and was impossible to get a spade into,’ explains Sam.
They were growing a few herbs, a lemon tree, some raspberries and greens, but they wanted to do more. Their introduction to permaculture came from an interest into reducing their waste. They watched the film ‘A Plastic Ocean’ and, as Sam puts it: ‘It was like having the blindfold ripped off’. They knew they wanted to change their habits.
Sam and Emily joined the Zero Waste Tasmania group and started their journey to reduce waste, which led to growing their own food. During this journey, the word permaculture kept popping up and when they heard Sam’s sister was doing an introduction-to-permaculture course, they decided to join her.
‘Initially we both thought it was just going to be how to grow food,’ explains Emily, ‘but of course it wasn’t! The idea of having everything working together in a natural order and that each part of the system relies on another, really hit home. Now we understood why you would want compost and chickens and a variety of plants! They all help to keep each other healthy. And, of
